Like big brother Dell XPS 15z, the XPS 14z obviously takes much inspiration from Apple’s sleek MacBook Pro—with a couple of notable differences. First, there’s the larger 14-inch HD (1366 pixels by 768 pixels resolution) display within the 13-inch footprint. This is accomplished, as you can see, by the smaller bevels, so the screen is nearly edge-to-edge on the laptop. This gives you 10 percent more viewing area than typical 13-inch laptops.
Most of the other features are similar between the two thin-and-light competitors, though the XPS 14z edges out the MacBook Pro in thinness and weights by just a hair.
The XPS 14z isn’t going after just the MacBook Pro, though. It also wants to claim the title of “thinnest 14-inch fully featured laptop.” What the heck does Dell mean with their made-up title? By “fully featured,” Dell is referring to dedicated graphics card option and the laptop’s slot-loading internal optical drive. It may be a nonsensical claim, but having a rewritable DVD drive in an ultrathin laptop may be important to a few people; Ultrabooks are thinner and lighter but won’t let you burn that odd disc.
Expect the XPS 14z on November 1st in the US and Canada and other territories starting November 15.
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